User Interface

The Tutorial Mode is open to guests or existing players without any license or game card. Each tutorial, or trial play lasts for 10 minutes.

On the login screen, select the “チュ一トリアル開始” (Start Tutorial) button at the bottom-left corner.

Choose “1人でプレイ” (Play Alone), and click on a map. 

The player goes through a briefing on the basic keyboard and mouse movements. Eventually the remainder of the tutorial covers practising against two (2) AI-controlled players.

The trial ends once the timer expires. Alternatively, bring down the console with the ALT+F7 keys, type “disconnect” (without quotes) in the console then hit ENTER.

Host and/ or invite players to a dedicated game server. 

On the main menu, click on “チームバトル” (Team Battle). 

Rooms allow configurations for 3V3, 4V4 and 5V5 battles, toggle spectator and friendly fire, refuse challengers (other players), and use default character models.

Without Namco servers for the Select Opponent mode, choose the “CPU チームと対戦” (Play with CPU) button, and any map. On the next screen, simply choose a team then click on the “部隊として対戦” (Play as a Unit) to start.

Since Neo is built on the Counter-Strike: Condition Zero game engine, both support the standard bot commands, including bot_add_t, bot_add_ct and bot_kill.

Special Missions/ Mission Mode is a separate challenge to test the reflex and shooting skills of the player(s).

Click on “特殊任務バトル”(Special Missions) on the main menu.

Depending on the map, they can be played either alone or with 3 other players (only available on Namco official servers). That being said, enemy bots have no respawn limits so they will keep coming.

OBJECTIVES

The mission is pretty straightforward. On the CSF (Terrorist) side, detonate the C4 (bomb) at one (1) of the two (2) designated bomb sites on the map. On the NEO (Counter-Terrorist) side, defuse the bomb planted by the enemy.

The game ends once the player dies or the objective fails/ succeeds. 

While there are no buy menus, players have access to several primary weapons near the spawn point.

In addition to completing the mission before the time runs out, the game mode serves as a battle between speedrunners. The time attack leaderboard can be compared on the 1,2, 3 and 4-persons categories.

Improve your shooting skills with the AI-controlled players before joining the real matches.

Click on the “トレーニングモード (Training Mode) button the on the main menu to access the Training session.

The player trains against a single AI-controlled player (Bot) on the available maps for a total of 14 rounds. On the 7th round, both teams are swapped. Finally, the game ends after the 14th round with a brief summary.

To access the training/ room settings, press ESC, followed by F4. From here, bot behaviors, starting money and the number of bots per faction are readily adjustable.

Training supports both bots and online players (the built-in feature was only supported on official Namco servers).

Configure both mouse and key binds and characters here. On the main menu, click on “オプシヨン” (Options).

To configure the controls, click on “操作設定” (Operation Settings). This screen displays all key binds, an extensive range of controls, mouse sensitivity, crosshair and some gameplay settings.

For characters, click on “キャラクター設定” (Character Settings). Currently, this build is only limited to both male and female characters on both NEO and CSF faction.

When connected to Namco official servers, the customization extends to clan tag colors, 14 additional characters per faction and body costumes, such as the head, shoulder pads, chest and pants.